Nepal Study Center

A Himalayan focus on development, democracy, conflict, & the environment
A South Asian Perspective

The Nepal Study Center at the University of New Mexico is dedicated to fostering intellectual collaboration and sharing knowledge with a dedicated focus and wider perspective on the socio-economic and political issues of the Himalayan region and the countries in South Asia. Areas of focus are given below, and are described in details in the objective section.

Amartya Sen on this century’s challenges: "..it's a question of taking an adequately broad view of economics, along with its neighboring discipline, and it's also a question of paying more attention to those who are most likely to lose when a crisis hits." (1998 Nobel Prize Winner in Economics)

Conferences, talks, and webinar » 2009 HPRC Conference at Madison October 22, 2009 » Proceedings of the Third Himalayan Policy Research Conference, October 16, 2008 » Webinar: First NSC E-Seminar No 1, 2007 in collaboration with LDN: The State's Role in Private Sector Development in New Nepal Study Abroad Program » Himalayan Study Abroad Program: Environment and Society at the Top of the World » Photos: Himalayan Study Abroad Program display at the International Studies Fair, UNM, Sept.11, 2008 NSC in the News » New Mexico Daily Lobo, University of New Mexico » Vice Chancellor of Kathmandu University professor Suresh R. Sharma and Dean of School of Management on a goodwill visit to UNM
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South Asian Resources:
» South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics (SANDEE)
» South Asian News
» The World Bank Group: South Asia

Making a Difference:
» Himalayan Volunteer and Knowledge Sharing Initiative
» Telehealth, Environment, and Telemicrofinanc: An Experiment in Integrative Development in the Networked Cluster of High Altitude Himalayan Villages

NSC's Initiatives

Research	e-Journals	Workshops, Conferences, & e-Seminarss
Focused on building research capacity, recruiting and mentoring graduate students, conducting public policy research, promoting collaborative research, conducting and coordinating visitorship programs. ¬Research projects ¬Graduate Studies ¬Visitorships	Journal outlets to disseminate discourse on development, democracy, and social change. ¬Himalayan Journal of Development and Democracy (HJDD) ¬Liberal Democracy Nepal Bulletin (LDNB) ¬Call for Papers for e-Journals: HJDD and LDNB ¬NSC Newsletter	Dissemination of scholarly ideas on development, democracy and public policies through its seminars, conferences, and workshops. ¬Annual Himalayan Policy Research Conference ¬Workshops and e-Seminars ¬NSC Lecture Series at UNM ¬Himalayan Political Economy Discussion Forum

Research & Educational Collaboration

Himalayan Policy Reserach Repository

Community

Academic scholarship and exploring possibilities of research and educational outreach program opportunities with Nepali and other international academic institutions.

¬Vice Chancellor Professor Suresh R. Sharm's visit to the University of New Mexico

¬Designing Liberal Democracy classroom project with the University of Miami

¬Telehealth; environmental research, educational, and monitoring program; and microeconomic development

¬Establishment of Graduate School of Economics and Public Policy in Nepal (Exploratory inquiry sought from interested scholars.)

¬Smart Design, Smart Village: using information communication technology to fight poverty in the developing world

¬A Collaborative Project in Telehealth, Environment, and Telemicrofinance: An Experiment in Nangi Village Cluster

The NSC's research repository initiative is designed to showcase academic research work on the Himalayan region, Nepal and the countries in South Asia.

¬Himalayan Research Papers Archive

NSC is dedicated to promote community linkages and efforts that are beneficial to the people of Nepal and the Himalayan regions.

¬Liberal Democracy Nepal: Deliberation and discussion of political economy ideas to promote liberal democracy in Nepal.

¬Information-based micro-development: building smart communities

¬Himalayan Volunteer and Knowledge Sharing Initiative

	Small Loans that Change Lives
	People2People Telemicrofinance